Posted on August 14, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for August 12, 2021

Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:

Green Fintech Startup Aspiration Said in Interprivate SPAC Talks – Bloomberg
How China’s Digital Currency Could Challenge the Almighty Dollar – Time
Most of Stolen Funds From Poly Network Hack Have Now Been Returned – Coindesk
Innovation and Sheer Marketing Muscle Power Credit Card Battle – The Financial Brand
JPMorgan Piloting Real-Time Payment Service – PYMNTS.com
Fannie Mae to include rent payments in underwriting – American Banker
Fintech Funding Report: Nearly $100 Billion Invested Across 2,456 Financial Technology focused Deals in H1’21 – CrowdFund Insider
Canada: Paybright by Affirm Now Live on Apple for Pay Over Time at No Interest Fee – CrowdFund Insider
Revolut readies for U.S. growth with marketing push, product expansions – Banking Dive
Ally Financial To Offer Home Insurance Through Hippo – PYMNTS.com

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